On Friday, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, and with the Inauguration Day comes the fanfare: the parade, the inaugural concert, and the hundreds of thousands of people expected to trek to D.C. to see him take his oath.
And let's not forget the busloads of people heading here the day after to participate in the protests and marches on Saturday.
With this, it's understandable that maybe some District area residents would rather not head down to the U.S. Capitol Building to partake. For those of you choosing to avoid the crowds and skip the in-person experience, here are some suggestions of the best ways to stay up-to-date on the action in the D.C. area this weekend—
Live streams for Inauguration Day:
Several media outlets are providing options of all sorts for cord-cutters looking to watch Trump take the oath as it happens:
- YouTube announced the streaming service will broadcasting the Inauguration ceremony on the following channels: NBC News, CBS News, Telemundo, C-SPAN, Bloomberg Politics, USA Today, The Washington Post. Learn more here.
- USA TODAY will use its YouTube channel to broadcast a virtual reality 360 video of the Inauguration ceremony.
- CNN will begin its live stream coverage on its homepage at 6 A.M. Eastern Standard Time.
- Twitter will be live streaming on its own social platform, in partnership with PBS.
- C-SPAN will live stream the Inauguration ceremony starting with its coverage at 7 AM Friday on its homepage. Interested in VR 360 behind-the-scenes video, too? C-SPAN will have that on its YouTube channel here.
Watch the Inaugural concert tonight:
- ABC News has a live broadcast on YouTube ready to go here.
Stay in the loop with weekend protests:
As of right now, the best place to check is national publication live blogs or the official page for the Women's March on Washington and other marches. Use Twitter to find live updates from the rallies and marches from those participating. Here's what we suggest—
- The CNN Politics team will have a live blog up on Saturday providing analysis and reporting from the event.
- Left-leaning Democracy Now! will air live coverage of the march from the Women's March main stage starting at 10 AM Saturday on their site.
- Official Women's March on Washington Facebook and Twitter pages will also be updated as the day goes on.
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